amendment to the adult education act

amendment to the adult education act Sec. 431. Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1966 (the Adult Education Act) is amended by redesignating sections 314 and 315, and all references thereto, as sections 315 and 316, respectively, and by adding after section 313 the following new section: “improvement of educational opportunities for adult indians “Sec. 314. (a) The Commissioner shall carry out a program of malting grants to State and local educational agencies, and to Indian tribes, institutions, and organizations, to support planning, pilot, and demonstration projects which are designed to plan for, and test and demonstrate the effectiveness of, programs for providing adult education for Indians— “(1) to support planning, pilot, and demonstration projects which are designed to test and demonstrate the effectiveness of programs for improving employment and educational opportunities for adult Indians; “(2) to assist in the establishment and operation of programs which are designed to stimulate (A) the profusion of basic literacy opportunities to all nonliterate Indian adults, and (B) the provision of opportunities to all Indian adults to qualify for a high school equivalency certificate in the shortest period of time feasible; “(3) to support a major research and development program to develop more innovative and effective techniques for achieving the literacy and high school equivalency goals; “(4) to provide for basic surveys and evaluations thereof to define accurately the extent of the problems of illiteracy and lack of high school completion on Indian reservations; “(5) to encourage the dissemination of information and materials relating to, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of education programs which may offer educational opportunities to Indian adults. “(b) The Commissioner is also authorized to make grants to, and contracts with, public agencies, and institutions, and Indian tribes, institutions, and organizations for— “(1) the dissemination of information concerning educational programs, services, and resources available to Indian adults, including evaluations thereof; and “(2) the evaluation of the effectiveness of federally assisted programs in which Indian adults may participate in achieving the purposes of such programs with respect to such adults. “(c) Applications for a grant under this section shall be submitted at such time, in such manner, and contain such information, and shall be consistent with such criteria, as may be established as requirements in regulations promulgated by the Commissioner. Such applications shall— “(1) set forth a statement describing the activities for which assistance is sought; “(2) provide for an evaluation of the effectiveness of the project in achieving its purposes and those of this section. 86 Stat. 343 The Commissioner shall not approve an application for a grant under subsection (a) unless he is satisfied that such application, and any documents submitted with respect thereto, indicate that there has been adequate participation by the individuals to be served and tribal communities in the planning and development of the project, and that there will be such a participation in the operation and evaluation of the project. In approving applications under subsection (a), the Commissioner shall give priority to applications from Indian educational agencies, organizations, and institutions. “(d) For the purpose of making grants under this section there are hereby authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and $8,000,000 for each of the two succeeding fiscal years.”.